Adrielli Heloise A. Lima, Américo Meirelles Neto, R. J. Cardoso, N. M. F. Sarmento, Arieli Sousa de Oliveira, M. A. O. Moura, Gerson B. E. Gonzalez, G. Riet-Correa, Manoel Ananis Lopes Soares, P. S. Bezerra Júnior, A. S. Amaral, V. Cerqueira
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Hemochromatosis-like disease in Brazilian tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in Pará state, Brazil
ABSTRACT We report two cases of hemochromatosis-like disease in captive Brazilian tapirs, Tapirus terrestris in Pará state, Brazil. Both animals presented symptoms of chronic hepatopathy associated with marked accumulation of hemosiderin. The coloration of Perls demonstrated pronounced iron accumulation in macrophages in the portal space, Kupffer cells, and, to a lesser extent, in the hepatocytes of the periportal region. Marked portal fibrosis was evidenced by Masson’s trichrome. The pathological mechanisms of this disease in tapirs are not yet well established. It has been suggested that the species may have different mechanisms of iron absorption and elimination, rendering them sensitive to elevation in dietary levels of this metal. Two previous reports of this disease in T. terrestris exist from zoos in Australia and Scotland. This is the first report of this disease in tapirs in Brazil based on histopathological and histochemical findings.
期刊介绍:
Acta Amzonica is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access, free-of-charge scientific journal for research in and about the Amazon region, published since 1971 by the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, in Brazil.
The journal publishes quarterly issues containing articles and short communications in English across a broad range of disciplines, including Agronomy and Forestry, Animal Sciences and Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacology, Environmental Sciences, Food Sciences, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, and Materials Technology.